chewy oatmeal kiss cookies

3/4 c butter (at room temp.)

1/2 c sugar

1 c brown sugar

2 eggs

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp cinnamon

1 1/2 c flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

2 c oats

1/2 c walnuts chopped

hershey kisses

preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.  with a wooden spoon, blend butter and sugars together.  when fully incorporated, add eggs and vanilla.  combine cinnamon, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, oats, and nuts.  mix the dry ingredients into the wet mixture.  using two cereal spoons, make cookie balls.  place the them in the fridge for 10-15 minutes.  pull cookie balls out of the fridge and place on a cookie sheet.  bake for 12-13 minutes.  unwrap enough hershey kisses for the cookies.

when the cookies come out of the oven, transfer to a cookie rack or wax paper.  place a hershey kiss on each cookie.  wait for the cookie to warm and melt the bottom of each kiss.  then give it a little twist to seal the kiss to the cookie.

make sure the hershey kisses re-solidify completely before transferring the cookies to a ziplock bag or storage container.

While living in Moscow, I could not talk Michael into getting a hand held mixer (let alone a stand mixer).  So I had to make due mixing cookie dough by hand.  It turns out that "made with love" means mixed by hand.  Plus, I learned that when recipes call for ingredients at room temperature they really should be at room temperature.  These cookies mix like a dream if the butter is at room temperature.  Tasty, yummy, awesome little treats.